Work Samples

a showcase of my personal and professional works

Landscaping

Ying-Yang GarDen

Rebuilt a heavily overgrown ying-yang style garden for a customer

Perennial Bed

Designed, Planted, and Maintained by me

WildFlower Meadow

Planted and maintained a pollinator-friendly meadow

PoolSide Food Forest

Built a food-forest-style garden with raspberries and strawberries next to a customers pool

Herb Garden and Patio

Refreshed this pool-side patio and herb garden by removing sod, sheet mulching, and applying fresh wood chips

DRiveway Landscaping

Planted and maintained landscaping along this driveway

Agriculture

Forestry

Tree trimming, cleanup, and firewood preparation

Produce Sale

Grown, harvested, and packed by my team and me

Tibetan Yaak Experience

Learned about specialty animal breeding and ranching operations with the number one Tibetan Yak breeder in the US

Cover Croping

One of the techniques we use on our farm to attract pollinators, reduce weed pressure, and sequester carbon

Orcharding

Learned about large-scale orcharding from the largest apple orchard on Flathead Lake in preparation for orchard installation on our research farm

Wetland Soil Health Monitoring

Collected data and analyzed wetland soil health at a state hatchery. Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) [a spring ephemeral wetland flower] from the hatchery is pictured here

Construction

Upgraded Home Water System

Replaced 75-liter pressure tank with 450-liter; increased system pressure to 40/60 psi from 30/50 psi; added reusable, two-stage 100 µm and 50 µm mechanical filtration; added templated assisted crystallization unit to address hard water issues without a salt-based softener.

Custom Fence Posts

Refreshing my welding skills by creating some custom fence posts from up-cycled construction waste for a new terraced garden.

Cutting Board 1

Red Oak and Poplar

Custom Shed Lockbar

Designed and built by me after a theft at research site

Cutting Board 2

Pictured with an amaretto milkshake

End Tables

Designed and built by me from pallet scraps

Quilting Table

Made from salvaged pieces of a desk, Electric-Lift Legs, Plexiglass Inlay

Cutting Board 3

Made from Reclaimed Wood

Custom Countertop

Made and installed by me into pantry along with new electrical outlet

Equipment and automotive

1950 Truck Partial Restoration

Updated electrical system to negative-ground, 12-volt, alternator-charged system from 6-volt generator system. Replaced point and condenser system with electronic ignition.